Dramatic insect declines argue for more time outdoors with a collector’s net, not less, writes lepidopterist Liam O’Brien.
Give Your Kids a Butterfly Net
January 9, 2019 •
First Look
Timely news, art, ideas and science from the natural world of Northern California.
Gavin Newsom Has the Opportunity to Make Climate Change Adaptation California’s Priority
January 7, 2019 •
Faith Kearns writes that new Governor Gavin Newsom should focus on adapting to the climate changes we are already seeing – as well as those scientists predict are coming – without giving up outgoing governor Jerry Brown’s mission to stem further changes by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
A Valedictory Visit With Ellie Cohen as the CEO Leaves Point Blue
January 4, 2019 •
Ellie Cohen departs Point Blue Conservation Science after leading the organization through 20 years of rapid growth.
Editor’s Letter: On The Salmon Holding Steady in the Stream
December 28, 2018 •
Introducing Bay Nature Magazine’s Winter 2019 issue.
Our Favorite Bay Nature Stories of 2018
December 26, 2018 •
Looking back on 2018 and picking some of our favorite stories from the year in Bay Nature.
Our Favorite Bay Nature Photos of 2018
December 20, 2018 •
Favorite pictures published in Bay Nature in 2018, from the Bay Nature editors.
Spotting a Bay Area Mammal Lifer: the American Mink
December 18, 2018 •
It’s quite rare to see them in the Bay Area, but American minks range as far south as Sonoma and Contra Costa.
The Eyes of the Sea Star
December 11, 2018 •
We’re used to bodies having front and back, top and bottom, left and right. But as some common California tidepool creatures show, there’s a totally different way of living.
I Used Facial Recognition Technology on Birds
December 7, 2018 •
Birders know you can recognize individual birds. Can a computer scientist train a machine to do so?
For Beaver Believers, Salvation Lies in a Once-Reviled Rodent
December 7, 2018 •
A new book celebrates the great American history — and hopeful future — of beavers.